Tower of the Americas

The standing in the center tower was completed in 1968 and built on the occasion of the World Fair HemisFair '68. From 1968 to 1996 it was the tallest observation tower in the United States since the Stratosphere Tower him trumps in Las Vegas, Nevada.

With the help of elevators, the tower is accessible to the public, carrying in 42 seconds 184.4 meter high viewing platform. The pulpit of the tower sits on a turntable and houses a restaurant. In the course of 60 minutes, the pulpit rotates once each around its own axis. The tower is also used as a transmission tower since the 1970s.